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. 2020 Aug 22;71(5):1316-1319.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1177.

Long-term Outcome of Patients With Nonoperated Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis: Is Relapse the Main Issue?

Raphaël Lecomte  1   2 , Jean-Baptiste Laine  1   2 , Nahéma Issa  3 , Matthieu Revest  4   5 , Benjamin Gaborit  1   2 , Paul Le Turnier  1   2 , Colin Deschanvres  1   2 , François Benezit  4 , Nathalie Asseray  1   2 , Thierry Le Tourneau  6 , Sabine Pattier  6 , Ousama Al Habash  7 , François Raffi  1   2 , David Boutoille  1   2 , Fabrice Camou  3
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Long-term Outcome of Patients With Nonoperated Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis: Is Relapse the Main Issue?

Raphaël Lecomte et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Abstract

In nonoperated prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), long-term outcome is largely unknown. We report the follow-up of 129 nonoperated patients with PVE alive at discharge. At 1 year, the mortality rate was 24%; relapses and reinfection were rare (5% each). Enterococcal PVE was associated with a higher risk of relapse.

Keywords: infective endocarditis; prosthetic valve; relapse; surgery.

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    Lecomte R, Issa N, Camou F, Boutoille D. Lecomte R, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 31;71(11):3011-3012. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa264. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32170327 No abstract available.
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    Leroy AG, Corvec S, Danneels P, Dubée V, Kempf M, Boucher D, Issa N, Peuchant O, Camou F, Boutoille D, Lecomte R. Leroy AG, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 27;72(2):361-362. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa517. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33501948 No abstract available.

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